Filter-press.



J. JOHNSON.

FILTER PRESS.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 7, 1913.

Patented Aug; 24, 1915.

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FILTER PRESS.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 7, 1913.

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FILTER PRESS.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. 7, 1913.

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FILTER PRESS.

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J. JOHNSON.

FILTER PRESS.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 1, I913.

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a ZfMMdiV- JOHN JOHNSON, 0F BROOKLYN, INTENT YORK.

FILTER-PRESS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it .known that I,.J0HN JoHNsoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsv inv Filter- P'resses, of which the following is a clear, full, and exact description.

This invention relates to filter presses, and particularly to the type of such filters which subject the substance filtered to a high degree of pressure.

A principal object of the invention is to enable the filter press to operate continuously and without necessitating the cessation of the filtering during the discharge of th waste substance.

A further object is to provide an arrangement whereby in the operation of the filter a layer of the substance being filtered will be formed within the pres and in such a waythat it will operate to assist the operation of the filtering medium. In the preferred embodiment ofthe invention, arrangement is made for removing this deposited layer and for washing it or treating it thereafter to extract substances in the layer.

A further object of the invention is to provide for performing the filtering operation'in stages, and for treating the substance being filtered in any desired manner between the stages of filtration.

Other object of the invention will appear hereinafter in the description.

In the preferred embodiment of my invention illustrated in the drawings, Figure l isa side elevation showing a filter press having my inprovements; Fig. 2 is a vertical 1 section taken through the upper portion of the press shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a vertical central section taken through the base portion of the press shown in Fig. 1 Fig. 4 is a horizontal cross-section taken on the broken stance to be treated in any special manner as it passes through the filter; and Fig. 10 is a side elevation and partial section showing a Specification of Letters Patent.

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' Patented Aug. 24l, 1915.

Application filed November 7, 1913. Serial No. 799,669.

modified arrangement forfiltering the substance in stages without giving the substance any treatment between the stages.

' Referring more particularly to the drawa .filtering operation takes place. Thewalls of this compartment are lined with filtering material 26 and the material to be filtered is forced into this compartment under pressure through an inlet 26 (see Fig. '1) from a suitable force pump 175, so that the filtrate is forced through the filtering medium 26'- .leaving a deposit of residuum upon said ing compartment through which material is conveyed from the filtering compartment 21 into a washing compartment 29 hereinafter more particularly described. Above the washing compartment is another discharging compartment formed within sleeve 48,. Above this discharging compartment is a packing compartment formed within a conically shaped upper casing 42. The several features of these various compartments and the operations which takef'place therein will be more particularly described hereinafter.

In the preferred embodiment of the invention illustrated, 11 represents a base which supports the casing of the press, said casing being preferably in separate parts, the base section 12 being disposed between the base 11 and an upper cross head 13. The cross head 13 may be connected with the base 11 by vertical tie bars 14. Part 12 of the casing is preferably of substantially conical form, as shown in Fig. 2, and it is preferably formed in two separable segments 12 and 12 that is, it is divided on its longitudinal axis so as to enable'it to be opened to give access to the interior. Within the casing 12 I prefer to provide a liner 15, the inner face of the wall of which is provided with ducts 16 for carrying ofl' the filtrate. The effect of ducts 16 is preferably produced by forming the inner face of the wall of the casing with pyramidal projec- J tions or studs 17. The base of the liner 15 may rest in a chamber 18, and at this chamber openings 19 may be formed through the liner so as to permit the filtrate to pass into the chamber, and thence through an outlet or drain 20. Within the part 12 I provide means for advancing and compressing the substance filtered, preferably in the form of a rotary conveyer 21, which may have a conical body as shown, with a worm or thread 22 of helical form passing from one end to the other, so that when rotated in the proper direction it will advance the sludge or substance being filtered in w an upward. direction, that is, toward the small end of the press.

Referring especially to Fig. 3, I prefer to let the lower end of the part 12 seat over a hub 23 which is formed on a suitable base 24, and this hub may form 'a basin 25 into which the material to be filtered is continuously pumped through inlet pipe 26 from the pump 175. The screw conveyer 21 gathers the material iii this basin 25 and conveys it upwardly through the apparatus.

. Between the conveyer 21 and the wall of the casing, I prefer to provide a filtering medium 26' of cloth or, any suitable material,

which lies; close against the studded face ofthe liner, and the lower end of this filtering medium may extend down between the hub 23 and the lower end of the case 12, as shown in Fig.3. At this point the hub 23 may be provided with a suitable packing ring 27 to prevent the escape of filtrate between the case and the hub. In the small end' of the casing 12 the substance being filtered may become greatly compressed and suificiently hard to endanger the filtering medium,--and order to enable the substance to be treated after the first stage offiltration and compression which has taken place in the part 12, I,p'refer to employ a washer 29.- c This washeris preferably inthe form of a tubular case 30,.the lower end of which is connected with the upper end of the case 12 by.

guide sleeve or thimble31. In order to prevent rotation of the substance as it passes from the lower case 12 into the case 30, I may provide the inner face of the wall of the sleeve 31 with longitudinal corrugations or grooves 32; and inthis sleeve I may provide "a short section 33 of a screw-conveyer, the

I body of which vis preferably cylindrical as shown. This short screw-conveyer 33 may be seated on the upper end of the conveyer 21, so that it is rotated thereby.

Within the case 30 may be provided a core 34, which is preferablv of tubular form having its middle portion provided with perforations 35, and arranged with a hollow shaft 36 (Fig. 9) to enable a fluid of any kind to be admitted. This fluid may enter by a pipe 37 near the outlet of the press, which has an extension coaxial with the hollow shaft 36 and extending into it. The case 30 is also preferably formed in detachable segments, and on the interior is preferably provided with a liner 38 in the form of a perforated sleeve, and between this sleeve and the wall of the case 30 a filtering medium 39 may be provided. This filtering medium may be, if desired, the same as the filtering medium'used in connection with the,

lower case 12, and the inner face of the wall of the case 30'is constructedso as to conduct olf any fluid passing through the device, the same being arranged to collect in the chamber 40 from which it drains; and the case 30 may be provided with openings 41 opening communication with this chamber. With' the arrangement, of the case 30 and the core 34, it will be evident that an annular passageway. is formed through which the substance must pass, and by the arrangement suggested I am enabled to treat this substance at this point in any manner desired and as may be required by various industrial'processes.

For instance I m-ay, instead of forcing water through the substance, force steam, air or any other fluid desired. The substance may pass from the washer or special device 29v so as to be recompressed and refiltered. In other words, the filtering may be effected in two stages between which the substance may be washed or treated chemically, or otherwise. I

It is understood that on account of the tapered form of the lower case 12 and the consequent progressive reduction of the area of the passageway for the substance, a very. considerable compression results, bringing about an efiicient removal of the moisture or liquid in the substance being treated.

- I prefer to effect the/second stage of compression and filtration by means of an upper casing 42, which may be of conical form as shown. The upper portion of this casing 42 is formed with an outlet 43 normally closed,

or partially closed, by aplug 44, and this plug is preferably yieldingly held in place by means of a lever 45 carrying an adjustable weight 46. The tapered form of the casing 42 together with the weighted plug closure 44 provide means for choking-the outlet 43 so that the solid residuum from the filtering operations 1n the chambers below 'even though it may itself be forced upwardly through the outlet 43, will nevertheless so close the opening as to maintain the pressure within thechamber. By this choking action, the solid residual portions of the material being filtered is allowed to pass veloped in the upper case 42. On this ac-- continuously out of the apparatus without, however, permitting any of the less filtered or unfiltered portions from being blown out through the top of the chamber, due to the pressure therein. The lower end of this upper case 42 may seat on a cross-head 47 which connects with the washer or special device 29 by. means of a sleeve 48, which may be similar to the sleeve 31, but formed integral with the head. Within the sleeve 48 I may provide an upper screw-conveyer 49, the thread of which is preferably of low pitch, so that it does not advance the substance which it receives from the washer at as high a rate of speed as the substances are being advanced by the screw 33. By this arrangement a very high pressure can be decount it will be understood that the substances passing into and out of the washer 29 are under considerable pressure, and this tends to prevent the water or other fluid which is passed through the substance at this point, from passinglongitudinally and escaping at the ends. However, in order to assist in preyenting such an escape'of the i fluid which is passed through the substance in the washer 29, I-prefer to provide the wall of the core with corrugationsor annular ribs 50, which form obstructions in the passageway and tend to collect the substance in a packed condition, which will prevent the escape of a fluid as suggested.

In order to prevent the substance or sludge from rotating inpassing through the sleeve 48, this sleeve may be provided with longitudinal grooves or ribs 51 similar to thegrooves in the sleeve 31. As shown in Fig. 9, the screw-conveyer 49 is preferably formed with a bore 52 to receive the hollow shaft 36 and to receive the vertical extenwise be lost. 'it is desirable to remove this layer of desion of the inlet pipe 37. The upper case 42, however, mayhave its inner face studded or formed in any other manner to produce ducts for carrying off the filtrate, and it may be provided with a filtering medium 53. The base of the upper case 42 may also be provided with a collecting chamber 54 for the filtrate, which may be connected with a drain.

In the preferred construction the periph ery of the conveyer 21 is substantially removed from the filtering medium 26"so that a substantial layer of the substance being filtered or residuum collects on the inner side of the liner 15. This layer which deposits, increases the efiiciency of the filter and in some industrial processes it may collect valuable material which might other- From time to time, however,

posit, and by treating it in the washer 29 materials in this deposit or cake can be reclaimed. In order to remove this cake, I provide for a longitudinal or shifting movement of the case 12 and the conveyer 21 with respect to each other. This may be accomplished as indicated in Fig. 3, by providing an adjusting screw 55 in the base 11, which enables the central shaft 55 of the conveyer to be raised by rotating the hand-wheel 56, which rotates the screw in the threaded hub 57. A check nut 58 is provided in the form of a hand-wheel for locking the adjusting screw in any adjusted position desired. When the adjusting screw is properly adjusted, the thread 22 of the conveyer can be brought close to the 'face of the filtering medium'26, so that when the conveyer is then rotated the thread 22 operates as a scraper to remove the-cake. In order to prevent the thread from operating to compress the cake against the filtering medium in such a way as to interfere with the efficiency of the filter, I prefer to provide the thread 22 with a knife edge59, as indicated in Fig. 5. This form for the thread not only prevents the compressing of the deposited cake, but also increases'the efficiency of the screw when it is being used as'a scraper.

The filtering medium in the preferred form of the invention illustrated in Fig. 5

' may be attached to the liner 15 by a fastening or wire 60 passing through the wall of the liner as indicated. The liner 15 may be formed in two segments, 15 and 15', divided from each other in the same plane as the veyer 21 rotates the conveyers 33 and 49,

and also the core 34, as these parts are all set end to end and with interlocking connections 65. The filtering mediums at the different points in the filter arepreferably held in position by clamping their ends between seats 66 formed on the adjacent ends of the parts.

It is understood that although I have illustrated the washer or special device 29 in connection with a filter press, it is evidently capable of use independently of the other parts of the press, and ifdesired the press may be employed without including the washer. Furthermore the lower case 12 and the conveyer means within it, in themselves constitute a press which, if desired, could be used without the apparatus in the upper part of the press for effecting the second stage of the filtration. illustrated a two-stage filter press without including the Washer, in which case connection is made directly between the lower case In Fig. 10 I have 3 12 and the upper case 42 through the sleeve 48. Except for the omission of the washing device, the general structure of the press shown in Fig. is'the same as that described above.

While I have described the washing fluid asentering through the pipe 37 and passing 'in an outward'direction through 'the'suba "stance in the Washer, it is obvious that the water or other fluid maybe forced through the substance in the opposite direction. The

apparatus may be made to operate, if desired, in connection with means for producing a pressure or a vacuum.

In the general mode of operation of the filter, the rotation of-the lower conveyer 21 case 42, where the second stage of filtration.

takes place. Attention is called to the fact that the convey r screw 49 preferably tends to advance the aterial at a lower rate of speed, and this assists in producing a pressure at the outlet end of the filter. Instead of accomplishing this-reduction in rate of advance of the material by a change of pitch of the thread, -this could of course be accomplished byrotating the conveyer screwsat 4 different speeds, or byvany other means. I may filter through wiregauze for a filtering limited in my claims to the medium and I may use wire gauze for sleeves 28 and 38. It is understood that the preferred form of the invention which I have described is only one of the-many forms the invention may take, and I do not wish to be particular form of the invention shown. WhatIclaim asnewis: Y I p 1. A filter press comprising a casing formed of sections connected end to end, means for advanc' and compressing the substance within sai casing, a filtering medium of flexible material disposed around the inner face of the wall of saidCasing, said sections being arranged to clampsaid filtering medium. a

2. A filter press comprising a casing, a filtering medium disposed within said casing and adjacent the inner face of the wall thereof, a. conveyer within said casing foradvancing the substance with-in' the same, the periphery of said conveyer bein' arranged at a slight distance from said ter- 1ng medium to permit adeposit of a sub stantial layer of the" substance on the inner face of said mediuin,said casing having ducts for leading off the filtrate passing through said layer and said medium. A

3. A filter press comprising a casing having a tapering bore therein, a tapering c'onveyer mounted in said casing and adapted to advance the. substance therein, said conveyer having its periphery normally substantially removedv from the inner face of the wall of said casing, and'means for shifting said conveyer or said casing longitudinally with respect to each other to bring said periphery substantially into contact with the said inner face of said wall.

4. A filter press comprising a tapered casing, a tapered conveyer mounted in said c'asing and'adapted to advance the substance therein, a filterin medium disposed against the inner face 0 thewall of said casing, said conveyer normally having the periphery thereof substantiallyremoved from said filtering medium whereby a substantial layer of the substance deposits on the said medium, and means for shifting said conveyer or said casing relatively to each. other to bring-said periphery into substantial contact with said medium said layer.

5. A washing device comprising a tubular in order ,to remove casing, a tubular core mounted within said casing, nieans for advancing the substance tp be washed between' said core and said casing, means for passing a fluid between said core and'said casing and through said substance, and means for preventing the escape of the fluid in the direction of the ends of said casing. 1

6. A washing device comprising a tubular casing, a tubular coremounted therein and arranged so that an annular space is formed between said core and said casing through -which the substance to be washed may pass, means for forcing a fluid through the substance and between said casing and said core, and 'means projecting into the said annular space to prevent the passage of said fluid longitudinally within sa1d casing.

7. A washing device comprising a tubular casing, a tubular core mounted therein and forming an annular. passage 'for the' sub stance-to be washed, said core and said cas ing having means for conducting a fluid across said annular passage, at least one of' said .members having annular projections extending into said annular passage to prevent the escape of said fluid in a longitudinal direction.

8. A filter press having a wall with a studded inner'face, a. filtering medium lying against said inner face, and means for compressing the substance within said casing.

9. "A =filter press having a substantiallyconical casing, a screw-conveyer rotatably mounted .therein and having a thread adapted to advance the substance within said casing, the .periphery of said conveyer notmany lying ved fromthe; inner face of 7' said casing, means "for shifting said casing 125 or said conveyer longitudinally withrespect -to each other to bring said periphery sub-v stantially against the mner faceof said casing to scrape the same. a

10. A filter press having a casing, a rotary conveyer mounted in said casing and adapted to advance the substance therein, said conveyer having a periphery normally substantially removed from the inner face of said casing, said periphery having a screw-thread for advancing the substance, said screw-thread having a lmife edge on the forward side thereof to prevent the.compression of the substance against the wall of said casing.

11. A filter press having a casing, a rotary conveyer mounted in said casing and adapt-.

ed to advance the substance therein, said conveyer having a periphery normally substantially removed from the inner face of said casing, said periphery having a screwthread for advancing the substance, said screw-thread having a knife edge on the forward side thereof to prevent the compression of the substance against the wall said neck.

K 13. In a continuous filter-press in combination, a longitudinal chamber, an inlet for the material to be filtered, an outlet for the residuum thereof, a filtering medium within said chamber, means for creating a pressure in said chamber to thereby force the filtrate through said filtering medium and leave a deposit of residuum thereon, means for continually carrying forward residuum deposited on said filtering medium toward the outlet of. said chamber, and means projecting into the outlet of said chamber for choking it so that the filtered residuum in passing therethrough will close the same sufliciently to maintain the pressure within said chamber. v 3

14. In a continuous filter-press in combination, a longitudinal chamber, an inlet for the material to be filtered, an outlet for the residuum thereof, a filtering medium within said chamber, means for creating a pressure in said chamber to thereby force the filtrate through said filtering medium and leave a deposit of residuum thereon, means for continually carrying forward residuum deposited on said filtering medium toward the outlet of said chamber, constructed to effect the movement of the residuum'through said chamber at a gradually decreasing speed so as to-increase the compression on said residuum as it approaches said outlet opening, and means for choking the outlet of said chamber so that the filtered residuum in passing therethrough will close the same sufficiently to maintain the pressure within said chamber.

15. In a continuous filter-press in combination, a longitudinal chamber, an inlet for the material to be filtered, an outlet for the residuum'thereof, a filtering medium within said chamber, means'for creating a pressure in said chamber to thereby force the filtrate through said filtering medium and leave a deposit of residuum thereon, means for continually removing and carrying forward a prtion of the residuum deposited on said filtering, medium toward the olitlet of said chamber, said means being constructed and arranged to leave some of the residuum temporarily on said filtering medium to increase the filtering action, and means for choking the outlet of said chamber so that the filtered residuum in passing therethrough will close the same sufficiently to maintain the pressure within said chamber. 7

16. In a continuous filter-press in combination, a longitudinal chamber, an inlet for the material to be filtered, an outlet for the residuum thereof, a filtering medium within said chamber, means for creating a pressure in said chamber to thereby force the filtrate through said filtering medium and leave a deposit of residuum thereon, means for continually removing and carrying forward a portion of the residuum deposited on said filtering medium toward the outlet of said chamber, means for choking the outlet of said chamber so that the filtered residuum in passing therethrough will close the same sufiiciently to maintain the pressure-within said chamber, and means for periodically causing the removal of substantially the entire deposit of residuum on said filtering medium so that a new deposit of residuum may be formed thereon.

" 17. In'a continuous filter-press in combination, a longitudinal chamber comprising a filtering compartment and a packing compartment, said filtering compartment having an inlet for the material to be filtered, av

filterin medium within said compartment, means for creating a pressure in said chamber to thereby force filtrate through said filtering medium and leave a deposit of residuum thereon, means for continually carrying forward residuum deposited on said filtering medium to said packingcompartment, said packing compartment being provided with means to restrict the movement of material therethrough and having an outlet opening provided with means projecting into said opening to choke the same so that the residual material passing through said outlet will close the same sufiiciently to maintain the pressure in said chamber.

18.- In a continuous filter-Dress in combination, a longitudinal chamber comprising i a filtering compartment, a packing compartment and a discharging compartment through which material is delivered in passing from said filtering compartment to saidpacking compartment, said discharging compartment having longitudinally arranged projectionsto check the rotation of the material passing therethrough, said filtering compartment having ;an.,.inlet'for the ma--' terial to befiltered, a filtering medium with in said'compartment, means for creating apressure' in said chamber to thereby force for continually carrying forward residuum deposited on said filtering medium to said packing compartment, said pacln'ng com partment being provided with. means to restrict the movement of material there through and having an outlet opening 'pro-';

vided with means to choke the same so that the residual material passing through said outlet will close the same sufiiciently maintain the pressure in said chamber.

a filtering compartmentand a washing compartment, said filtering compartment having an inlet-fol material to be fi i a ng movement of residual material therethrough medium within said compartment, means for creating a pressure, in said filtering compartment-to thereby force filtrate through said filtering medium and leave a deposit of re siduum thereon, means for continually delivering residuum from said filtering com- J partment to said washing compartment, said.

a filtering compartment and a washing com-' partment, said filtering compartment having an inlet for material to. be filtered, a filtering medium within said compartment, means for creating a pressure in said filter-- ing compartment to thereby force filtratethrough said filtering medium and leave a deposit of residuum thereon, means for con-- tinually delivering residuum from said filtering compartment to said washingcompartment, said washing'compartment being formed with inletopenings at one side thereof and outlet openings at the other side thereof for the-passing of a washingfluid filtering and delivery means.

'23. In a continuous filter press, in combie nation, filtering meanscomprising a filter ing medium and means for passing the materialto befilteredove'r. said medium under therethrough, draining devices. for the outlet openings of said washing compartment,

and means'for supplying a washingfluid to the inletv openings of said washing compartment, and meansat each end of said washing compartment to check the longitudinal to be filtered, a filtering medium within said v compartment, means for creating a pressurein" said filtering compartment to thereby force filtrate through said filtering medium and leave; a deposit of residuum thereon,

"means for continually delivering residuum deposited on said filtering mediumto. said washing compartment, and means in-.-said discharging compartment for delivering the material from said washing compartment to said. packing compartment at a slower rate- 19. In a continuous filter-press in combination, a longitudinalchamber comprising than residual material is delivered from beingprovided with-means to restrict the and having an outlet opening provided with close the same sufliciently to maintain the pressure "in said chamber. .22. In 'a continuous filter press, 1n combination, filtering means, washing means, and

- means to choke the same so'that the residual material passing through said outlet w1ll delivery means connected for'continuous operatlonin theorder named, means for moV- ing thematerial to be operated upon through said aforementioned means, andjmeans for causing the residuum, to eflect a fluid-tight separation of the-washing means from the pressure, said means being constructed to leave a deposit of residuum'upon said medium to increase the filtering. action of said -means,.means for effecting the removal of fsaid"'residuum at desired "intervals, and means for washing said residuum. Signed. at; New York this 67-day of November 1913.; j

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